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Why I call myself an Artist

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Why I call Myselt an Artist BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH I am Hamidah Abbas , an Islamic thinker. I completed the Muslim Intellectual Development Program (Sharī'ah Intelligence Training) on 17 June 2026 . The five-day training was held at Bayseone Hall, opposite the NASFAT praying ground, Samonda, Ibadan, Oyo State. It was organised by the Da'wah Institute of Nigeria, Islamic Education Trust (IET), Minna, in collaboration with the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN). As a thinker, I have many interests and areas of research. However, my core area of interest is gender and polygamy in Islam . A simple way to summarise everything I do is: Spreading light. Whether it is “music”, salvation, agriculture, gender and polygamy in Islam, or society, my objective has always been to make things a little brighter than they were before. For me, it has always been light over darkness . I am from Ìbàdàn, Oyo State, Nigeria . I hold a Bachelor of Agriculture degree from the Fed...
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Why I call myself an Artist

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Why I call Myselt an Artist BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH I am Hamidah Abbas , an Islamic thinker. I completed the Muslim Intellectual Development Program (Sharī'ah Intelligence Training) on 17 June 2026 . The five-day training was held at Bayseone Hall, opposite the NASFAT praying ground, Samonda, Ibadan, Oyo State. It was organised by the Da'wah Institute of Nigeria, Islamic Education Trust (IET), Minna, in collaboration with the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN). As a thinker, I have many interests and areas of research. However, my core area of interest is gender and polygamy in Islam . A simple way to summarise everything I do is: Spreading light. Whether it is “music”, salvation, agriculture, gender and polygamy in Islam, or society, my objective has always been to make things a little brighter than they were before. For me, it has always been light over darkness . I am from Ìbàdàn, Oyo State, Nigeria . I hold a Bachelor of Agriculture degree from the Fed...
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Purpose and meaning: Once upon a thought

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Purpose and Meaning BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH In this life, you need two things: Purpose and meaning . For some people, food is meaning. For some, money is meaning. For some, a spouse is meaning. But for others, it is something else which they are yet to find. Verily, the Prophet ﷺ had a beautiful family and was married to a remarkably wealthy woman, yet He ﷺ went to the Cave of Ḥirā' in search of meaning. He went there repeatedly. He reflected deeply. He was restless. He ﷺ kept searching for something He had never possessed, yet knew was missing. Then Almighty ALLAH revealed: "Read." (Iqra') The first words of the Qur'an. Some people find meaning in having a spouse. A wife. A husband. And that is enough for them. They are no longer searching. The Prophet ﷺ had this. He ﷺ was married to a woman whom kings would have been honoured to marry, yet she accepted none of them. Instead, our Mother Khadījah bint Khuwaylid (RaḍiyaLLAHu 'Anhā)...
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Philosophy and Scholarship in Islam: A lot of inferiority complex will be solved in the Islamic world if we can understand this

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Thinkers and Scholars BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH A lot of Muslims don't quite understand that there are two types of intellectuals: the thinkers and the scholars. Practicing philosophy, or philosophising, is simply the art of thinking deeply. As Muslims, the Qur'an and Sunnah are our boundaries as we practice the art of philosophy. There are so many people in the world who philosophise based on what different human writers wrote. When you listen to some of their thoughts, it is a direct contradiction to the Qur'an and Sunnah. In fact, sometimes these thinkers straight up blaspheme the Almighty Owner of the world. So yes, we must stay away from their thoughts and philosophy. We have our own thoughts and philosophy, and it is based on the Qur'an and Sunnah. So when they tell you to stay away from philosophy, they are not telling you to stay away from thinking, because that is impossible for a human with a sound mind. What they are telling you is to stay away from the ba...
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The Human Being

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The Miracle of a Human Being BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH I have such a huge respect for the human being. I mean, that's a soul that travelled from the Throne of ALLAH into the womb of a human, and is now fully formed in flesh, roaming on this huge rock along with billions of others. What a massive piece of earth. Formed of clay. Tiny in physical size. Mighty in essence. That's a soul on a journey. And certainly, its journey is yet to end. For its soul will separate from its body, only to reunite in another realm. What a massive miracle it is to witness a human BEING . Sincerely, Hamidah Sẹ̀gílọlá Abbas (HSA) Author, Hall of Light https://about.me/hamidahabbas
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Paraphrasing Paul Yu in a YouTube video titled: “This YouTuber is Miserable—And I Can't Stop Watching (Life Outrage)

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1% Better Every Day BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH Life sucks. But what we do can bring life a bit closer to heaven and a little further away from hell. Even if we're still living in some version of hell, because hell has infinite degrees. You can keep going down the depths of hell forever. Or you can pull yourself towards heaven. That's why I always say: "1% better every day." It's not about becoming 1% better for yourself. It's about becoming 1% better for the world. If we are all 1% better, then the world is 1% better. Sincerely, Hamidah Sẹ̀gílọlá Abbas (HSA) Author, Hall of Light https://about.me/hamidahabbas
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Being Chosen

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The Greatest Assignment BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH Sometimes, Almighty ALLAH can choose people who aren't necessarily the smartest for the greatest assignment. Sincerely, Hamidah Sẹ̀gílọlá Abbas (HSA) Author, Hall of Light https://about.me/hamidahabbas
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